Sustainable home food production / Twitter: @ARTaquaponics

About

This blog charts our experiments in setting up home aquaponic systems. Aquaponics is a sustainable system of raising fish and plants in a symbiotic cycle. Fish waste acts as a natural fertiliser, the plants absorb these nutrients, and the water remains clean for the fish. The only input in our systems are food for the fish. No watering (apart from evaporation top-up) or pesticides are required and the process is completely organic.

Experiments in Aquaponics aims to explore the intersection between socially potent artistic practices and alternative future production by facilitating events, actions and performances. This is a collaborative project by Alice Woods & Jasmin Newman.

Past / Current Events:

THE FITNESS UNIT: Charge out batteries for the Aquaponics Unit by pedalling!

AQUADRAMATICS: Perform to the plants and fish and let your voices help them grow.

WELCOME BACK | THE TOUR: Join us for a walk through the future of Urban Farming.

We will be presenting parts of our project at the Central Saint Martins Degree Show, details can be found here. Our proposed schedule is below but please stay tuned via Twitter for any changes:

Wednesday 27th

THE FITNESS UNIT: 12 noon – 8pm

AQUANAILS: 2pm – 6pm

AQUADRAMATICS: AD HOC

Thursday 28th

THE FITNESS UNIT: 12 noon – 8pm

WELCOME BACK | Tour departs: 2pm, 4pm, 6pm (allow 15 minutes)

AQUADRAMATICS: AD HOC

Friday 29th

THE FITNESS UNIT: 12 noon – 8pm

AQUANAILS: 2pm – 6pm

AQUADRAMATICS: AD HOC

Saturday 30th

THE FITNESS UNIT: 12 noon – 6pm

WELCOME BACK | Tour departs: 2pm, 4pm, 5pm (allow 15 minutes)

AQUADRAMATICS: AD HOC

Sunday 31st

THE FITNESS UNIT: 12 noon – 6pm

AQUANAILS: 2pm – 6pm

AQUADRAMATICS: AD HOC

This project is supported through a funding award from O2 Think Big exploring the intersection between socially engaged artistic practices and sustainable future production.